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For the past quarter century, Toronto sports fandom has been emblematized by Sisyphean struggles. Whether Jays, Raptors, or Leafs, our teams are either downright terrible or (even more tragically) good but prone to choking in the playoffs. But, believe it or not, our fanatic, vicarious ...

Driving in heavy traffic can be extremely frustrating after a long day of work, but you have to be patient or you may let road rage get the best of you. Road rage, careless driving, and reckless driving are all driving conducts that will cause serious motor vehicle accidents on the ...

It might surprise you to hear that there are more car accidents that occur in the summer weather, than in the winter. Now, why is this? It’s because summer drivers are unaware of the mechanical issues that can go wrong in the heat, as well as the increase in pedestrians, cyclists, ...

When you’re pregnant, it might feel uncomfortable to buckle up in the driver or passenger seat of the car, but it’s the safest thing to do for you and your child. Being pregnant is not a golden ticket to get out of wearing your seatbelt. You need to wear your seatbelt ...

When you are driving at night there are many differences that you need to be aware of, as problems and issues can occur that don’t exist in the daylight. Your vehicle has headlights to deal with these situations and to shine a light on difficult matters on the road, but it’s your ...

When you are first learning to drive, your driving instructor will be adamant about checking your blind spots. What are blind spots? Blind spots are areas found on either side of your vehicle that are difficult to see without physically turning your head and checking for them. However, ...

After a traumatic car accident, it’s common to experience serious whiplash and chronic neck pain. In an accident, the force is usually too much for your body to handle, and whiplash is one of the consequences. So how can you tell if you have whiplash? After an accident occurs, the ...

You’re out with your friend Anne, and she asks to borrow your vehicle for the weekend. You don’t foresee any problems and give her the keys without asking any questions. Without your knowledge, Anne gets into a car accident on the way to her cottage, and your premiums go up as a result ...

For experienced back injury attorneys, understanding and dealing with spinal cord trauma is part of the job. For the rest of us, spinal cord trauma can be a serious impairment that has widespread impact on our lives. As back injury attorneys know, spinal cord trauma can cause victims ...

Summer driving can be particularly fun, because if you have the privilege of being able to drive in your car with the roof down—there’s nothing quite like it! Unfortunately, summer drivers may forget to acknowledge the dangers of driving in the heat and the problems that can occur ...

What's the most impressive feature of humanity? Some might argue for magnificent buildings like the Pyramids at Giza, Macchu Picchu, or the Great Wall of China. Others could make a claim for our vast collections of literature, knowledge spread across libraries and online. There’s ...

If you’re a sports fan, you’re undoubtedly familiar with concussions. Especially in contact sports like football and hockey, concussions are one of the most common injuries. Less percussive professional leagues, for instance the NBA and most soccer leagues, also use concussion protocols ...

Despite two genuine, playoff-calibre professional sports teams (talk to us in five years, Leafs die-hards), the Toronto sports landscape comes with a fair dose of hard-knocks. Injuries are pervasive no matter the team or sport, but it just feels like we Toronto fans have it the worst: ...

A head injury is hardly a familiar experience for most of us, and the confusion and questions that it brings about are only compounded by the symptoms of the injury itself. While a traumatic brain injury lawyer can help you through the legal process of filing a case and pursuing benefits ...

A study conducted by the Allstate insurance company tracked motor vehicle accident collision frequency among customers in Ontario, Nova Scotia, Alberta, and New Brunswick. The study revealed that North York and Scarborough are rated the highest in terms of collision frequency in the ...

Though it takes a unified effort across legal, public interest, and governmental channels to change a law itself, the interpretation of laws and how plaintiffs, defendants, judges, and serious injury attorneys act on those laws changes based on the development of case law. Keeping ...

You could be on your way to a friend’s house, a graduation, a restaurant, a family event, or a drive around the block, only to find your life change before your eyes after a serious motor vehicle accident. Car accidents happen all the time, but you never think that you’re going to ...